Lord Krishna - The Supreme Personality of Godhead
KRISHNA-TATTVA

The One Absolute Truth is Realized in Three Different Ways
7.1
vadanti tat tattva-vidas tattvam yaj jnanam advayam
brahmeti paramatmeti bhagavan iti sabdyate
Great seers of the truth, who understand the nature of the Absolute Truth, describe that non-dual truth in three ways as Brahman, Paramatma, and Bhagavan. (Bhag. 1.2.11)
7.2
advaya-jnana tattva-vastu krsnera svarupa
brahma, atma, bhagavan tina tanra rupa
Krsna is the one Absolute Truth which is conceived of in three ways, as Brahman, Paramatma, and Bhagavan. (Cc. Adi. 2.65)
Bhagavan Realization is Complete,
Paramatma and Brahman are Partial
7.3
bhakti-yoge bhakta paya yanhara darsana
surya yena savigraha dekhe deva-gana
jnana-yoga-marge tanre bhaje yei saba
brahma-atma-rupe tanre kare anubhava
Through devotional service devotees can realize or see that Personality of Godhead, just as the denizens of heaven see the personality of the sun. Those on the paths of knowledge and yoga worship only Him. They perceive Him as the impersonal Brahman and localized Paramatma. (Cc. Adi 2.25,26)

The Conclusion of the Sruti About Brahman
7.4
na tatra suryo bhati candra-tarakam
nema vidyuto bhanti kuto 'yamagni
tam eva bhantam anubhati sarvam
tasya bhasa sarvam idam vibhati
In the transcendental abode of the Lord there is no need of sun, moon, or stars for illumination, nor is there any need of electricity, what to speak of lamps. All of them get their power of illumination from the Lord's effulgence alone. In fact the whole universe exists only because of His existence. (Katha Upanisad 2.2.15)
7.5
hiranmayena patrena satyasyapihitam mukham
tat tvam pusann-apavrnu satya-dharmaya drstaye
O my Lord, sustainer of all that lives, Your real face is covered by Your dazzling effulgence. Please remove that effulgent covering and show Yourself to Your pure devotee. (isopanisad 15)
7.6
pusann akarye yama surya prajapatya
vyuha-rasmin samuha tejo
yat te rupam kalyanatamam tat te pasyami
yo 'sav asau purusah so 'ham asmi
O my Lord! O primeval philosopher, maintainer of the universe. O regulating principle, destination of the pure devotees, well-wisher of mankind please remove the effulgence of Your transcendental rays, so that I can see Your form of bliss. You are the eternal Supreme Personality of Godhead, like unto the sun, as am I. (Isopanisad 16)

The Conclusion of the Brahma-samhita
7.7
yasya prabha prabhavato jagad-anda-koti-
kotisv asesa-vasudhadi vibhuti-bhinnam
tad brahma niskalam anantam asesa-bhutam
govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, whose effulgence is the source of the nondifferentiated Brahman which is mentioned in the Upanisads, and which, being differentiated from the infinity of glories of the mundane universe, appears as the indivisible, infinite, and limitless truth. Millions and millions of universes emanate from that Brahman effulgence, which is infinite, causeless, and unlimited. That Brahman effulgence is simply the light emanating from the brilliant form of the Supreme Lord Govinda. (Brahma-samhita 5.40)

The Conclusion of the Bhagavad-gita
7.8
brahmano hi pratisthaham amrtasyavyayasya ca
sasvatasya ca dharmasya sukhasyaikantikasya ca
I am the basis of the impersonal Brahman, which is immortal, imperishable, and eternal, and is the constitutional position of ultimate happiness. (Bhagavad-gita 14.27)

The Conclusion of the Gosvamis
7.9
yasya brahmeti samjnam kvacidapi nigame yati cin-matrasatta-
pyamso yasyamsakaih svairvibhavati vasayanneva mayam pumams ca ekam yasyaiva rupam vilasati paramvyomni narayanakhyam
sa sri krsno vidhattam svayamiha bhagavan prema-tat-pada-bhajam
Sri Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He appears in Vaikuntha in the form of Narayana. He expands as the Purusavataras, who control the material world. He is Himself the Supreme Spiritual Truth designated by the word "Brahman" in the Vedas and Upanisads. May that Lord Krsna grant pure love for Him to those engaged in devotional service to His lotus feet (Tattva-sandarbha 8)
7.10
brahma anga-kanti tanra, nirvisesa prakase
surya yena carma-cakse jyotirmaya bhase
The manifestation of the impersonal Brahman effulgence, which is without variety, is the rays of Krsna's personal bodily effulgence. It is exactly like the sun: When the sun is seen by ordinary eyes, it appears to only consist of effulgence. Similarly, when we view divinity through ordinary eyes, we are unable to penetrate its effulgence to see the beautiful form of Krsna within. Rather we are blinded by the powerful rays of impersonal Brahman. (Cc. Madhya 20.159)
7.11
tanhara angera sudha kirana-mandala
upanisat kahe tanre brahma sunirmala
What the Upanisads call the impersonal Brahman is but the realm of the glowing effulgence of the Supreme Person. (Cc. Adi. 2.12)
Nirvisesa Means Krsna has no Material Qualities
7.12
tanre 'nirvisesa' kahi, cic-chakti na mani
ardha-svarupa na manile purnata haya hani
When one speaks of the Supreme as impersonal, one denies His spiritual potencies. Logically, if you accept only half the truth, you cannot understand the whole. (Cc. Adi 7.140)
7.13
vyanjite bhagavat-tattve brahma ca vyajyate svayam
When the knowledge about Bhagavan is revealed, Brahman automatically becomes known. (Bhagavat-sandarbha 7)
Yogis Worship the Supersoul
7.14
isvarah sarva-bhutanam hrd-dese 'rjuna tisthati
bhramayan sarva-bhutani yantrarudhani mayaya
The Supreme Lord is situated in every one's heart, O Arjuna, and is directing the wanderings of all living entities who are seated as on a machine made of material energy. (Bhagavad-gita 18.61)
7.15
atha va bahunaitena kim jnatena tavarjuna
vistabhyaham idam krtsnam ekamsena sthito jagat
What need is there, O Arjuna, for all this detailed knowledge? With a single fragment of Myself, I pervade and support this entire universe. (Bhagavad-gita 10.42)
7.16
mayadhyaksena prakrtih suyate sa-caracaram
hetunanena kaunteya jagad viparivartate
Material nature, which is one of My energies, is working under My direction, O son of Kunti, and produces all moving and non-moving beings. Under its rule, this manifestation is created and annihilated again and again. (Bhagavad-gita 9.10)
7.17
aham hi sarva-yajnanam bhokta ca prabhur eva ca
na tu mam abhijananti tattvenatas cyavanti te
I am the only enjoyer and master of all sacrifices. Those who do not recognize My true transcendental position fall down. (Bhagavad-gita 9.24)
Paramatma is an Ekamsa Expansion of the Supreme Lord
7.18
paramatma yenho, tenho krsnera eka amsa
atmara 'atma' haya krsna sarva-avatamsa
Paramatma is the partially complete portion (ekamsa) of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Krsna is the original source of all living entities, and is the source of Paramatma. (Cc . Mad. 20.161)
7.19
kecit sva-dehantar-hrdayavakase
pradesa-matram purusam vasantam
catur-bhujam kanja-rathanga-sankha-
gada-dharam dharanaya smaranti
Others conceive of the Personality of Godhead residing within the body in the region of the heart, and measuring only eight inches, with four hands holding lotus, wheel, conch, and club. (Bhag. 2.2.8)

The Supreme Truth has Three Potencies
Sandhini (existence), Samvit (consciousness) and Hladini (ecstasy)
7.20
na tasya karyam karanam ca vidyate
na tat samas cabhyadhikas ca drsyate
parasya saktir-vividhaiva sruyate
svabhaviki jnana-bala-kriya ca
He does not have a bodily form like that of an ordinary living entity: He has a transcendental form of bliss and knowledge. His senses are all transcendental. Nothing is greater than Him or equal to Him. His potencies are multifarious, such as cognitive, will and active potency. (Svetasvatara Upanisad 6.8)
Visnu is the Supreme Truth
7.21
om tad visno paramam padam sada
pasyanti surayah diviva caksur-atatam
tad vipraso vipanyavo jagrvamsah
samindhate visnor yat paramam padam
The supreme abode of Lord Visnu, or the lotus feet of Lord Visnu, is spread all around like the sunlight in the sky. Great demigods and saintly persons always see that supreme abode, recognizing Him as the highest truth. Spiritually awake souls learned in transcendental understanding glorify the Lord and make that abode more brilliant. (Rg Veda 1.22.20,21)

Krsna is the Supreme
7.22
advaya-jnana-tattva krsna svayam bhagavan
'svarupa-sakti' rupe tanra haya avasthana
Krsna is the non-dual Absolute Truth, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although He is one, He maintains different personal expansions and energies for His divine pastimes. (Cc. Madhya 22.7)

Krsna is the Independent Supreme Person
7.23
janmady asya yato 'nvayad itaratas carthesv abhijnah svarat
tene brahma hrda ya adi-kavaye muhyanti yat surayah
tejo-vari-mrdam yatha vinimayo yatra tri-sargo 'mrsa
dhamna svena sada nirasta-kuhakam satyam param dhimahi
Lord Sri Krsna is the Absolute Truth, the primeval cause of all causes of the creation, sustenance, and destruction of the universes. He is directly and indirectly conscious of all manifestations, and He is independent because there is no other cause beyond Him. It was He who imparted Vedic knowledge to the heart of Brahma, the original living being. By Him even the great sages and demigods are placed into illusion as one is bewildered by the illusory representations of water seen on fire or land seen on water. Only because of Him do the material universes, temporarily manifested by the reactions of the three modes of material nature, appear factual, although they are unreal. I therefore meditate upon Him, Lord Sri Krsna, who is eternally existent in the transcendent abode which is forever free of illusion. I meditate upon Him, for He is the Absolute Truth. (Bhag. 1.1.1.)

Krsna is the Ultimate Goal of all Vedic Literature
7.24
sarvasya caham hrdi sannivisto
mattah smrtir jnanam apohanam ca
vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyo
vedanta-krd veda-vid eva caham
I am seated in every one's heart. From Me comes remembrance, knowledge, and forgetfulness. By all the Vedas I am to be known. Indeed, I am the compiler of Vedanta, and I am the knower of the Vedas. (Bhagavad-gita 15.15)
7.25
ete camsa-kalah pumsah krsnas tu bhagavan svayam
indrari-vyakulam lokam mrdayanti yuge yuge
All these incarnations are either plenary portions or portions of plenary portions of the Supreme Lord, but Lord Sri Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. All the other incarnations appear whenever there is a disturbance created by the enemies of Indra. (Bhag. 1.3.28)
7.26
isvarah paramah krsnah sac-cid-ananda-vigrahah
anadir adir govindah sarva-karana-karanam
Krsna, who is known as Govinda, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He has a transcendental form of eternal bliss and knowledge. He is the origin of all and the cause of all causes. (Brahma-samhita 5.1)
7.27
parama isvara krsna svayam bhagavan
sarva-avatari, sarva-karana-pradhana
ananta vaikuntha, ara ananta avatara
ananta brahmanda ihao, sabara adhara
sac-cid-ananda-tanu, vrajendra-nandana
sarvaisvarya, sarvasakti sarvarasa-purna
The supreme controller is Krsna, the original Bhagavan. He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the fountainhead of all incarnations and the cause of material creation. He is the source of the innumerable Vaikuntha planets as well as innumerable incarnations. In the material world there are innumerable universes, and Krsna is the Supreme resting place for all of them. The transcendental body of Krsna is eternal, full of bliss and knowledge. He is the son of Nanda Maharaja. He is full of all opulences and potencies, as well as all spiritual mellows. (Cc. Madhya 8.134-136)

The Meaning of Bhagavan
7.28
aisvaryasya samagrasya viryasya yasasah sriyah
jnana-vairagyayos caiva san nam bhaga itiogana
One who is complete in the six opulences of wealth, power, fame, beauty, knowledge, and renunciation is known as Bhagavan. (Visnu-Purana 6.5.74)
7.29
yanra bhagavatta haite anyera bhagavatta
'svayam-bhagavan'-sabdera tahatei satta
Only that Lord who is the source of all other divinities is eligible to be designated as svayam bhagavan. (Cc. Adi 2.88)
Krsna is the Supreme Master, the Supreme Enjoyer,
and the Independent Lord
7.30
anera ki katha, baladeva mahasaya
yanra bhava suddha-sakhya-vatsalyadi-maya
tenho apanake karena dasa-bhavana
krsna-dasa-bhava vinu ache kona jana
sahasra-vadane yenho sesa-sankarsana
dasa deha dhari' kare krsnera sevana
ananta brahmande rudra sadasivera amsa
gunavatara tenho, sarva-deva-avatamsa
tenho karena krsnera dasya-pratyasa
nirantara kahe siva, 'muni krsna-dasa'
krsna-preme unmatta, vihvala digambara
krsna-guna-lila gaya, nace nirantara
pita-mata-guru-sakha-bhava kene naya
krsna-premera sva-bhave dasya-bhava se karaya
eka krsna sarva-sevya, jagat-isvara
ara yata saba, tanra sevakanucara
sei krsna avatirna caitanya-isvara
ataeva ara saba, tanhara kinkara
keha mane, keha na mane, saba tanra dasa
ye na mane, tara haya sei pape nasa
Not to speak of others, even Lord Baladeva is full of emotion like pure friendship and paternal love towards Sri Krsna. He also considers Himself a servant of Sri Krsna. Indeed, who is there who does not consider himself a servant of Krsna. The thousand-mouthed Sesa Himself serves Krsna by assuming ten forms. Rudra, who is an expansion of Sadasiva, and who appears in unlimited universes is also a guna-avatara and is the crown jewel of all the demigods in the endless universes, but he also desires only to serve Sri Krsna. He always says, "I am Krsna dasa, a servant of Krsna." He becomes overwhelmed and dances naked while continuously singing about Krsna's qualities and pastimes. All different transcendental emotions that are directed towards Krsna, be they those of father, mother, guru, or friend, are imbued with the sentiments of service towards the Lord. That is the nature of krsna-prema.
Sri Krsna, the only lord and master of the universe, is worthy of being served by everyone. Everyone is merely a servant of His servants. That same Sri Krsna has now descended as Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Everyone therefore is also a servant of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Some accept Him, whereas others do not, but in any case, everyone is His servant. One who does not accept Him, however, will be ruined by his sinful activities. (Cc. Adi 6.76-85)

Krsna is the Cause of all Causes
7.31
tenaiva hetu-bhutale vayam jata mahesvari
karanam sarva-bhutanam sa ekah paramesvarah
[Siva said to Parvati] O Mahesvari, controller of the world, we have taken birth as instruments to serve the will of the Supreme Person. He alone is the Paramesvara, the Supreme Controller, the master of everyone, and the ultimate cause of all living beings. (Skanda Purana)
Krsna is the Supreme Shelter of Everything
7.32
dasame dasamam laksyam- asritasraya-vigraham
sri krsnakhyam param dhama jagad-dhama namami-tat
The tenth canto of Srimad-bhagavatam describes the ten items which is the shelter of all the sheltered beings. His is called Lord Krsna and is the ultimate shelter of both the material and spiritual worlds. I offer my humble obeisances unto Him. (Bhag. 10.1.1. Bhavartha-Dipika)

Krsna is the Original Person
7.33
avatara saba purusera kala, amsa
svayam-bhagavan krsna sarva-avatamsa
krsna eka sarvasraya, krsna sarva-dhama
krsnera sarire sarva-visvera visrama
svayam bhagavan krsna, krsna sarvasraya
parama isvara krsna sarva-sastre kaya
All the incarnations of Godhead are plenary portions or parts of the plenary portions of the purusavataras, but the primeval Lord is Sri Krsna. He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the fountainhead of all incarnations. He is the shelter and abode of everything all the universes rest in His body. Thus Sri Krsna is the primeval Lord, the source of all other expansions. This is proclaimed in all the revealed scriptures. (Cc. Adi. 2.70,94,106)

On the Basis of Rasa, Krsna is Superior to Narayana
7.34
siddhanta-tas-tva-bhede 'pi srisa-krsna-svarupayoh
rasenot-krsyate krsna- rupamesa rasasthitih
Although Narayana and Sri Krsna are one and the same, on the basis of the fact that Sri Krsna exhibits the super excellence of conjugal mellow, He is considered superior. In Him alone do all rasas find their final and absolute expression. (Bhakti-Rasamrta Sindhu, Purva-vibhaga, 2.59)
Narayana is the Opulent Pastime Expansion of Krsna
7.35
narayanas tvam na hi sarva-dehinam
atmasy adhisakhila-loka-saksi
narayano 'ogam nara-bhu-jalayanat
tac capi satyam na tavaiva maya
O Lord of lords, You are the seer of all creation. You are indeed everyone's dearest life. Are You not, therefore, my father; Narayana? Narayana refers to one whose abode is in the water born from Nara [Garbhodakasayi Visnu], and that Narayana is Your plenary portion. All Your plenary portions are transcendental. They are absolute and are not creations of maya. (Bhag. 10.14.14)
7.36
harimtvekam tattvam viddhi-siva-suresa-pranamitah
yadevedam brahma prakrtirahitam tattanumahah
paratma tasyamso jagadanugato visvajanakah
sa vai radha-kanto nava-jalada-kantiscidudayah
Brahma, Siva, and Indra offer their obeisances to Sri Hari as the only Supreme Truth. The undifferentiated Brahman effulgence is simply the emanation from His holy body. The creator, maintainer, and Supersoul of the material universe are only expansions from Him. That Lord whose complexion is the color of a rain cloud, who sports in transcendental pastimes in his original form as the lover of Sri Radha is known as Sri Krsna and He is the Absolute Truth (Dasa-mula Siksa)

The Demigods Recognize Krsna as Supreme
7.37
athapi yat-pada-nakhavasrstam
jagad virincopahrtarhanambhah
sesam punaty anyatamo mukundat
ko nama loke bhagavat-padarthah
Who could be worthy of the name "Supreme Personality of Godhead" but Sri Krsna? Brahma, the creator of the universe, col-lected the water emanating from the nails of Krsna's lotus feet to give to Siva as a worshipful welcome. This very water, the Ganges, is purifying the whole universe including Lord Siva. (Bhag. 1.18.21)
7.38
yac-chauca-nihsrta-sarit-pravarodakena
tirthena murdhny adhikrtena sivah sivo 'bhut
dhyatur manah-samala-saila-nisrsta-vajram
dhyayec ciram bhagavatas caranaravindam
The blessed Lord Siva is all the more blessed by bearing on his head the holy waters of the Ganges, which has its source in the water that washed the Lord's lotus feet. The Lord's lotus feet act like thunderbolts hurled to shatter the mountain of sin stored in the mind of the meditating devotee. One should therefore meditate on the lotus feet of the Lord for a long time. (Bhag. 3.28.22)
7.39
suta uvaca
yam brahma varunendra-rudra-marutah stunvanti divyaih stavair
vedaih sanga-pada-kramopanisadair gayanti yam sama-gah
dhyanavasthita-tad-gatena manasa pasyanti yam yogino
yasyantam na viduh surasura-gana devaya tasmai namah
I offer my obeisances unto Sri Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Brahma, Rudra, Indra, Varuna and all the other demigods glorify Him by chanting transcendental hymns and reciting the Vedas and Upanisads. He is the Supreme Person of whom the chanters of the Sama Veda always sing. The perfected yogis see Him within their minds after fixing themselves in trance and absorbing themselves within him. His limit can never be found by any demigod or demon. (Bhag. 12.13.1)
7.40
asankhya brahmara gana aila tata-ksane
dasa-bisa-sata-sahasra-ayuta-laksa-vadana
koty-arbuda mukha karo, na yaya ganana
rudra-gana aila laksa koti-vadana
indra-gana aila laksa koti-nayana
dekhi' caturmukha brahma phanpara ha-ila
hasti-gana-madhye yena sasaka rahila
asi' saba brahma krsna-pada-pitha-age
dandavat karite mukuta pada-pithe lage
krsnera acintya-sakti lakhite keha nare
yata brahma, tata murti eka-i sarire
pada-pita-mukutagra-sanghatte uthe dhvani
pada-pithe stuti kare mukuta hena jani'
yoda-hate brahma-rudradi karaye stavana
"bada krpa karila prabhu, dekhaila carana
bhagya, more bolaila 'dasa' angikari'
kon ajna haya, taha kari sire dhari' "
The countless Brahmas had different numbers of heads. Some had ten, some twenty, some one hundred, some one thousand, some ten thousand, some one hundred thousand, some ten million, others one hundred million. No one could count the number of heads they had. Many Sivas with many heads also arrived there. Some of them had heads numbering one hundred thousand and ten million. Many Indras also arrived with millions of eyes all over their bodies. When the four-headed Brahma of this universe saw all these opulences of Krsna, he became very bewildered and considered himself a rabbit among many elephants. All the Brahmas who came to see Krsna offered their respects at His lotus feet, and when they did this, their helmets touched His lotus feet. No one can estimate the inconceivable potency of Krsna. All the Brahmas who were there were resting in the one body of Krsna. When all their helmets struck together at the lotus feet of Krsna, there was a tumultuous sound. It appeared that the helmets themselves were offeringprayers unto Krsna's lotus feet. With folded hands the Brahmas and Sivas began offering prayers unto Lord Krsna saying, "O Lord, You have shown me great favor. I have been able to see Your lotus feet "All of them said, "It is my great fortune, Lord, that You have called me, thinking of me as Your servant. Now let me know what is Your order, so that I may carry it on my heads." (Cc. Madhya 21.66-74)

This World is Maintained by an Expansion of
an Expansion of an Expansion of Krsna
7.41
yasyamsamsamsa-bhagena visvotpatti-layodayah
bhavanti kila visvatmams tam tvadyaham gatim gata
O Krsna, You are the soul of the universe. You bring about the creation, sustenance, and dissolution of the universe by Your minutest part. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You and surrender myself before You. (Bhag. 10.85.31)

The Form of Krsna is as Lord of Vrndavana,
With two Hands Holding the Flute
7.42
krsno 'nyo yadu sambhuto yah purnah so 'styatah parah
vrndavanam parityajya sa kvacit naiva gacchati
The Krsna known as Yadu-kumara is Vasudeva Krsna; He is different from the Krsna who is the son of Nanda Maharaja. Yadu-kumara manifests His pastimes in the cities of Dvaraka and Mathura, but Krsna never leaves Vrndavana. (Laghu-bhagavatamrta, Purva-khanda 165)
7.43
dvibhujah sarvada so 'tra na kadacit caturbhujah
gopyaikaya yutas tatra parikridati nityada
That original Personality of Godhead, Krsna, always manifests two arms. He never manifests four arms; He is always at the right hand side of the foremost gopi, Srimati Radharani. (Laghu-Bhagavatamrta, Purva-khanda 165)

The Real Form of Krsna
7.44
krsnera svarupa-vicara suna, sanatana
advaya-jnana-tattva, vraje vrajendra-nandana
sarva-adi, sarva-amsi, kisora-sekhara
cid-ananda-deha, sarvasraya, sarvesvara
svayam bhagavan krsna, 'govinda' para nama
sarvaisvarya-purna yanra goloka nitya-dhama
[Caitanya Mahaprabhu said] O Sanatana, please hear about the eternal form of Lord Krsna; He is the Absolute Truth, devoid of duality, but present in Vrndavana as the son of Nanda Maharaja. Krsna is the original source and sum total of everything. He appears as the Supreme Youth. His body is composed of spiritual bliss. He is the shelter of everything and the master of everything. The svayam bhagavan is Sri Krsna, His supreme name is Govinda, He is full in all opulence, and His eternal abode is Goloka Vrndavana. (Cc. Madhya 20.152-153,155)

The Vedas Speak of the Pastimes of the Supreme Lord
7.45
apasyam gopamani-padyamanama ca para ca pathibhis carantam
sa sadhricih sa visucirvasan avarivarti-bhuvanesvantah
I saw a gopala before me, but could not understand if He came from nearby or from far away. He wanders from place to place at different times, adopting different modes of dress. In this way He comes again and again to establish and withdraw His transcendental pastimes within this material world. (Eg Veda Mandala, 22, Anuvaka, 164 Sukta, 31 Ek)

By serving Krsna, the Universe is Satisfied
7.46
yatha taror mula-nisecanena
trpyanti tat-skandha-bhujopasakhah
pranopaharac ca yathendriyanam
tathaiva sarvarhanam acyutejya
By pouring water on the root of a tree, all the leaves and branches are automatically nourished. In the same way, by offering service to the lotus feet of Visnu, all other purposes are satisfied. Just as by offering food to the stomach, all the limbs of the body are satisfied, similarly, by offering service to Krsna the entire universe is satisfied. (Bhag. 4.31.14)

The Demigods are Never Envious of Krsna
7.47
harir eva sadaradhyah sarvadevesvaresvarah
itare brahma-rudradya navajneyah kadacana
Sri Hari alone should be worshiped as the supreme master of the universe. Brahma, Siva and all the demigods never violate this principle at any time. (Padma Purana)
7.48
aham sarvasya prabhavo mattah sarvam pravartate
iti matva bhajante mam budha bhava-samanvitah
I am the origin of everything. From Me everything emanates. The wise who know this perfectly engage in My devotional service and worship Me with all their hearts. (Bhagavad-gita 10.8)

Krsna Appears in Three Categories of Forms
Svayam-rupa, Tadekatma-rupa and Avesa-rupa
7.49
svayam-rupa, tad-ekatma-rupa, avesa nama
prathamei tina-rupe rahena bhagavan
That Supreme Personality of Godhead. Krsna appears in His selfsame form as svayam-rupa, in His first expansion as tad-ekatma-rupa, and in His empowered manifestations, known as avesa. (Cc. Madhya 20.165)

The two Divisions of Svayam-rupa
7.50
'svayam-rupa' 'svayam-prakasa' dui rupe sphurti
svayam-rupe eka 'krsna' vraje gopa-murti
Krsna reveals Himself in two forms, as svayam-rupa, His own form) and svayam-prakasa (His own manifestation). Svayam-rupa is Krsna Himself in Vrndavana, in the figure of a cowherd boy. (Cc. Madhya 20.166)

Two Divisions of Svayam-rupa Prabhava and Vaibhava-
7.51
'prabhava-vaibhava'-rupe dvividha prakase
eka-vapu bahu rupa yaiche haila rase
An example of prabhava-prakasa is when the Lord accepts two or more identical forms for the sake of enjoying His pastimes, just as He accepted many identical forms during the rasa-lila. (Cc. Madhya 20.167)

Prabhava-vilasa: Expanding Many Forms
to Marry Thousands of Queens
7.52
mahisi-vivahe haila bahu-vidha murti
'prabhava prakasa' ei sastra-parasiddhi
In order to marry 16,108 queens, Krsna accepted 16,108 forms. These forms are known as prabhava-vilasa, and the scriptures have declared they are all trancendentally perfect. (Cc. Madhya 20.168)

Vaibhava-prakasa
7.53
sei vapu, sei akrti prthak yadi bhase
bhavavesa-bhede nama 'vaibhava-prakase'
If a form is differently manifested, according to different emotional features, it is called vaibhava-prakasa. (Cc. Madhya 20.171)

Examples of Vaibhava prakasa
7.54
vaibhava-prakasa krsnera sri-balarama
varna-matra-bheda, saba krsnera samana
vaibhava-prakasa yaiche devaki-tanuja
dvibhuja-svarupa kabhu, kabhu haya caturbhuja
The first manifestation of the vaibhava feature of Krsna, known as vaibhava-prakasa, is Sri Balarama. Balarama and Krsna have different bodily colors, otherwise Balarama is equal to Krsna in all respects. Another example of vaibhava-prakasa is the son of Devaki. He sometimes has two hands and sometimes has four hands. (Cc. Madhya 20.174,175)

The Four-handed Vasudeva is Prabhava-vilasa
7.55
ye-kale dvibhuja, nama vaibhava-prakasa
caturbhuja haile, nama prabhava-prakasa
svayam-rupera gopa-vesa, gopa-abhimana
vasudevera ksatriya-vesa, 'ami ksatriya'-jnana
saundarya, aisvarya, madhurya, vaidagdhya-vilasa
vrajeodra-nandane iha adhika ullasa
When the Lord is two-handed, He is called vaibhava-prakasa, and when He is four-handed, He is called prabhava-prakasa. In His original form, the Lord dresses like a cowherd boy and thinks Himself one of them. When He appears as Vasudeva, the son of Vasudeva and Devaki, His dress and consciousness are those of a ksatriya. When one compares the beauty, opulence, sweetness, and intellectual pastimes of Vasudeva, the warrior, to that of Krsna, the cowherd son of Nanda Maharaja, one sees that Krsna's attributes are more pleasant. (Cc. Madhya 20.176-178)

Tad-ekatma-rupa
7.56
sei vapu bhinnabhase kichu bhinnakara
bhavavesakrti-bhede 'tad-ekatma' nama tanra
When the Lord's form is a little differently manifest and its features a little different in transcendental emotion and form, it is called tad-ekatma-rupa. (Cc. Madhya 20.183)

Two Divisions of Tad-ekatma-rupa
7.57
tad-ekatma-rupe 'vilasa', 'svamsa' dui bheda
vilasa, svamsera bhede vividha vibheda
In the tad-ekatma-rupa there are two divisions pastime expansions (vilasa) and personal expansions (svamsa). According to pastime and personal expansion, there are various differences. (Cc. Madhya 20.184)

Two Divisions of Vilasa Prabhava and Vaibhava
7.58
prabhava-vilasa vasudeva, sankarsana
pradyumna, aniruddha, mukhya cari-jana
The chief quadruple expansions are named Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna, and Aniruddha. These are called prabhava vilasa. (Cc. Madhya 20.186)

Balarama is a Vilasa Form
7.59
vraje gopa-bhava ramera, pure ksatriya-bhavana
varna-vesa-bheda, tate 'vilasa' tanra nama
Balarama, who has the same original form as Krsna, is Himself a cowherd boy in Vrndavana. He also considers Himself to belong to the ksatriya race in Dvaraka. Thus His color and dress are different, and He is called a pastime (vilasa) form of Krsna. (Cc. Madhya 20.187)

Vaibhava-prakasa and Prabhava-vilasa Forms are
According to Different Moods and Pastimes
7.60
vaibhava-prakase ara prabhava-vilase
eka-i murtye baladeva bhava-bhede bhase
Lord Balarama is a vaibhava-prakasa manifestation of Krsna. He is also manifest in the original quadruple expansion of Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna, and Aniruddha. These are prabhava-vilasa expansions with different emotions. (Cc. Madhya 20.188)

From That Prabhava-vilasa Comes the Catur-vyuhas,
Which are Vaibhava-vilasa Features of the Lord-
7.61
adi-catur-vyuha inhara keha nahi sama
ananta caturvyuha-ganera prakatya-karana
The first expansion of the catur-vyuha is unique. There is nothing to compare with them. These quadruple forms are the source of unlimited quadruple forms. (Cc. Madhya 20.189)

The Original Catur-vyuha are the Lords in Mathura and Dvaraka
7.62
krsnera ei cari prabhava-vilasa
dvaraka-mathura-pure nitya inhara vasa
These four prabhava-vilasa pastime forms of Lord Krsna reside eternally in Dvaraka and Mathura. (Cc. Madhya 20.190)

The Twenty-four Principle Expansions From
the Original Catur-vyuha are Known as Vaibhava-vilasa--
7.63
ei cari haite cabbisa murti parakasa
astra-bhede nama-bheda vaibhava-vilasa
From the original quadruple expansions, twenty-four forms are manifest. They differ according to the placement of weapons in Their four hands. They are called vaibhava-vilasa. (Cc. Madhya 20.191)

The Original Catur-vuyha Expands into Vaikuntha
7.64
punah krsna catur-vyuha lana purva-rupe
paravyoma-madhye vaise narayana-rupe
tanha haite punah catur-vyuha-parakasa
avarana-rupe cari-dike yanra vasa
Lord Krsna again expands, and within the spiritual sky, He is situated in fullness as the four-handed Narayana, accompanied by expansions of the original quadruple form. Thus, the original quadruple forms again manifest Themselves in a second quadruple expansion. The residences of these second quadruple expansions cover the four directions. (Cc. Madhya 20.192,193)

Further Expansions of the Second Quadruples
7.65
cari-janera punah prthak tina tina murti
kesavadi yata haite vilasera purti
Again these quadruple forms expand three times, beginning with Kesava. That is the fulfillment of the pastime forms. (Cc. Madhya 20.194)
Svamsa Expansions Appear in the Material World
7.66
sankarsana, matsyadika, dui bheda tanra
sankarsana purusavatara, lilavatara ara
The first personal expansion is Sankarsana, and the others are incarnations like the fish incarnation. Sankarsana is an expansion of the Purusa, or Visnu. The incarnations such as Matsya appear in different ages for specific pastimes, and are known as lila-avataras. (Cc. Madhya 20.244)

Six Kinds of Avataras
7.67
avatara haya krsnera sad-vidha prakara
purusavatara eka, lilavatara ara
gunavatara, ara manvantaravatara
yugavatara, ara saktyavesavatara
There are six types of avataras of Krsna: Incarnations of Visnu (purusa-avataras), pastime incarnations (lila-avataras), incarnations that control the modes of nature (guna-avataras), incarnations as Manu (manvantara-avataras), incarnations in different milleniums (yuga-avataras), and saktyavesa-avataras. (Cc. Madhya 20.245,246)

Who is Called Svayam-Bhagavan
7.68
yanra bhagavatta haite anyera bhagavatta
'svayam-bhagavan'-sabdera tahatei satta
Only the Personality of Godhead, the source of all other expansions is eligible to be described as svayam-bhagavan, or the primeval Lord. (Cc. Adi 2.88)
Avatari and the Different Avataras of the Lord
7.69
dipa haite yaiche bahu dipera jvalana
mula eka dipa taha kariye ganana
taiche saba avatarera krsna se karana
ara eka sloka suna, kuvyakhya-khandana
When from one candle many others are lit, I consider that one the original. In the same way, Krsna is the cause of all causes and the fountainhead of all avataras. (Cc. Adi 2.89,90)

The Distinction Between Avatara and Avatari
7.70
vasudevah sankarsanah pradyumno 'niruddho 'ham matsyah kurmo varahah nrsimho vamano ramo ramo ramah krsno buddhah kalkir aham iti
The Supreme Lord said, "I am Krsna. I appear as Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna, and Aniruddha. I also appear as Baladeva, Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Nrsimha, Vamana, Rama, and Parasurama. I also appear as Buddha and Kalki. (Catur-Veda-Siksa)
The Avataras of the Lord are Divine
7.71
naivaite jayante naivaite mriyate naiyamavandho na muktih sarva eva hyete purna ajara amrtah paramananda iti
The avataras of Krsna do not take birth as ordinary living entities, who are all conditioned by the modes of nature. The avataras are never covered by ignorance or have to attain freedom from material illusion. They are complete in every way. They are never subject to old age. They are immortal and eternal. They are the supreme truth and They personify the highest bliss. (Catur-Veda-Siksa)

Time and Purpose for the Lord's Avatara
7.72
yada yada hi dharmasya glanir bhavati bharata
abhyutthanam adharmasya tadatmanam srjamy aham
Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religion and a rise in irreligion, at that time I advent Myself. (Bhagavad-gita 4.7)
7.73
paritranaya sadhunam vinasaya ca duskrtam
dharma-samsthapanarthaya sambhavami yuge yuge
To protect the sadhus, destroy the envious, and reestablish the principles of religion, I advent myself millennium after millennium. (Bhagavad-gita 4.8)

To Protect the Saintly and Chastise the Demoniac
is not the Principle Reason for Krsna's Advent
7.74
svayam-bhagavanera karma nahe bhara-harana
sthiti-karta visnu karena jagat-palana
kintu krsnera yei haya avatara-kala
bhara-harana-kala tate ha-ila misala
purna bhagavan avatare yei kale
ara saba avatara tante asi' mile
ataeva visnu takhana krsnera sarire
visnu-dvare kare krsna asura-samhare
Removing the burden of the earth is not the work of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna. It is Lord Visnu, who protects the universe. But the time to lift the burden of the world mixed with the time for Sri Krsna's appearance. When the complete personality of Godhead descends, all other incarnations of the Lord meet within Him and Lord Visnu, present within the body of Krsna, kills the demons through Him. (Cc. Adi 4.8-10,13)
Krsna's Avataras are Countless
7.75
avatara hy asankhyeya hareh sattva-nidher dvijah
yathavidasinah kulyah sarasah syuh sahasrasah
[Suta Gosvami said] O brahmanas, just as the waves of the ocean are countless, the thousands and thousands of avataras of the Lord are limitless. No one can count the appearances and disappearances of the Lord. (Bhag. 1.3.26)

The Purusa-avataras are the Origin of Everything
7.76
visnos tu trini rupani purusakhyanyatho viduh
ekas tu mahatah srastr dvitiyam tvandasamsthitam
trtiyam sarva-bhutastham tani jnatva vimucyate
Visnu has three forms called Purusas. The first, Maha-visnu, is the Creator of the total material energy (mahat-tattva). The second, Garbhodakasayi Visnu, is within every universe, and the third, Ksirodakasayi Visnu, lives in the heart of every living being as the Supersoul. One who recognizes these three as the Personality of Godhead becomes liberated from the bondage of material illusion. (Laghu-Bhagavatamrta, Purva-khanda 5)

Because He Descends to the Material World,
the Lord is Called Avatara
7.77
srsti-hetu yei murti prapance avatare
sei isvara-murti 'avatara' nama dhare
mayatita paravyome sabara avasthana
visve avatari' dhare 'avatara' nama
The form of the Lord that descends to the material world to create is called an avatara. All the expansions of Lord Krsna are actually residents of the spiritual world. When they descend to the material world, however, they are called avataras. (Cc. Madhya 20.263,264)
Mahavisnu is but a Partial Part of Krsna
7.78
jagrhe paurusam rupam bhagavan mahad-adibhih
sambhutam sodasa-kalam adau loka-sisrksaya
At the beginning of creation, the Lord first expanded Himself in the form of the purusa-avatara and manifest all the ingredients of the material creation. And thus, at first there was the creation of the sixteen principles of material action. This was for the purpose of creating the material universe. (Bhag. 1.3.1)
7.79
adyo 'vatarah purusah parasya
kalah svabhavah sad-asan-manas ca
dravyam vikaro guna indriyani
virat svarat sthasnu carisnu bhumnah
Karanarnavasayi Visnu is the first incarnation of the Supreme Lord. He is the master of eternal time, space, cause, and effects, including mind, the elements, material ego, the modes of nature, the senses, the universal form of the Lord, Garbhodakasayi Visnu, and the sum total of all living beings, both moving and non-moving. (Bhag. 2.6.42)
7.80
yasyaika-nisvasita-kalam athavalambya
jivanti loma-vilaja jagad-anda-nathah
visnur mahan sa iha yasya kala-viseso
govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami
Brahma and the other lords of the mundane worlds, appearing from the pores of the transcendental body of Mahavisnu, remain alive for the duration of one exhalation of the latter. I adore the primeval Lord, Govinda, of whose subjective personality Mahavisnu is but a portion of a portion. (Brahma-Samhita 5.48)
7.81
sahasra-patra-kamalam gokulakhyam mahat padam
tat-karnikaram tad-dhama tad-anantamsa-sambhavam
The super excellent station of Krsna, which is known as Gokula, has thousands of petals and a corolla like that of a lotus sprouted from a part of His infinitary aspect, the whorl of the leaves being the actual abode of Krsna. (Brahma-Samhita 5.2)

Mahavisnu is Beyond the Modes of Nature
7.82
yasyavayava-samsthanaih kalpito loka-vistarah
tad vai bhagavato rupam visuddham sattvam urjitam
It is believed that all the universal planetary systems are on the extensive body of the purusa, but He has nothing to do with the material creative ingredients. His body is eternally in spiritual existence par excellence. (Bhag. 1.3.3.)

Pradyumna Becomes Garbhodakasayi Visnu,
who is the Root of the Other Avataras
7.83
brahma, visnu, siva tanra guna-avatara
srsti-sthiti-pralayera tinera adhikara
hiranyagarbha-antaryami garbhodakasayi
'sahasra-sirsadi' kari' vede yanre gai
Brahma, Visnu, and Siva are His incarnations in the material qualities. They are in charge of creation, maintenance, and destruction respectively. Garbhodakasayi Visnu, known within the universe as Hiranyagarbha and as the indwelling Supersoul, is glorified in the Vedic hymn known as the Purusa-sukta, beginning with the word sahasra-sirsa. (Cc. Madhya 20.291,292)

Aniruddha is Ksirodakasayi Visnu
7.84
virat vyasti-jivera tenho antaryami
ksirodakasayi tenho palana-karta, svami
Ksirodakasayi Visnu is the universal form of the Lord and the Supersoul within every living entity. He is known as Ksirodakasayi, or the Lord who lies within the ocean of milk. He is the maintainer and master of the universe. (Cc. Madhya 20.295)

Brahma is the Avatara of Rajo-guna
7.85
bhakti-misra-krta-punye kona jivottama
rajo-gune vibhavita kari' tanra mana
garbhodakasayi-dvara sakti sancari'
vyasti srsti kare krsna brahma-rupa dhari'
Because of his past pious deeds mixed with devotional service, a first-class living entity who is influenced by the mode of passion within his mind and empowered by Garbhodakasayi Visnu becomes Brahma, the qualitative incarnation of the Lord in the mode of passion. His purpose is to engineer the creation of universe. (Cc. Madhya 20.302,303)

Brahma is Empowered for the Work of Creation
7.86
bhasvan yathasma-sakalesu nijesu tejah
sviyam kiyat prakatayaty api tadvad atra
brahma ya esa jagad-anda-vidhana-karta
govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami
I adore the primeval Lord Govinda from whom the separated subjective portion Brahma receives his power for the regulation of the mundane world, just as the sun manifests some portion of his own light in all the effulgent gems that bear the names of suryakantha. etc. (Brahma-samhita 5.49)

Rudra is the Avatara of the Mode of Ignorance
7.87
nijamsa-kalaya krsna tamo-guna angikari'
samhararthe maya-sange rudra-rupa dhari
Krsna expands a portion of His plenary portion, and accepting the association of the material mode of ignorance, assumes the form of Rudra to dissolve the cosmic manifestation. (Cc. Madhya 20.307)

The Distinction Between Krsna, Siva, and Jiva
7.88
maya-sanga-vikari rudra bhinnabhinna rupa
jiva-tattva nahe, nahe krsnera 'svarupa'
Rudra has various forms that are transformations brought about by association with maya. Although Rudra is not on the same level as jiva-tattva, he cannot be considered a personal expansion of Lord Krsna. (Cc. Madhya 20.308)
Rudra is one with yet Different From the Lord
7.89
dugdha yena amla-yoge dadhi-rupa dhare
dugdhantara vastu nahe, dugdha haite nare
Milk is transformed into yogurt when it associates with a yogurt culture. Thus yogurt is nothing but milk; still it is not the same as milk. [In the same way, Visnu transforms Himself into Siva. Thus Siva-tattva is similar to Visnu-tattva, but not identical.] (Cc. Madhya 20.309)
7.90
ksiram yatha dadhi-vikara-visesa-yogat
sanjayate na hi tatah prthag asti hetoh
yah sambhutam api tatha samupaiti karyat
govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami
Milk changes into yogurt when it is mixed with a yogurt culture; but yogurt is constitutionally nothing but milk. Similarly, Govinda, the Supreme Lord, assumes the form of Lord Siva for the special purpose of material transactions. I offer my obeisances at the lotus feet of Govinda, the primeval Lord. (Brahma-Samhita 5.45)

The Difference Between Siva and Krsna
7.91
'siva maya-sakti-sangi, tamo-gunavesa
mayatita gunatita 'visnu' paramesa
Lord Siva is an associate of the external energy (maya). He is absorbed in the material quality of darkness. Lord Visnu is transcendental to maya and the qualities of maya. He is, therefore, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. (Cc. Madhya 20.311)
Rudra is Always Absorbed in a Synthesis of the Qualities of Maya
7.92
sivah sakti-yutah sasvat tri-lingo guna-samvrtah
vaikarikas taijasas ca tamasas cety aham tridha
The truth about Lord Siva is that he is always covered with the three material coverings: vaikarika, tejasa, and tamasah (the modes of goodness, passion, and ignorance and their perverted egoic misconceptions). Because of these three modes of nature he always associates with the external energy and with egotism itself. (Bhag. 10.88.3)
Visnu is Above the Modes of Nature
7.93
harir hi nirgunah saksat purusah prakrteh parah
sa sarva-drg upadrasta tam bhajan nirguno bhavet
Sri Hari is beyond the range of material nature. He is the Supreme Transcendental Person. He can see everything, inside and outside. Therefore, He is the Supreme overseer of all living entities. Whoever takes shelter at His lotus feet and worships Him attains the transcendental position. (Bhag. 10.88.5)

Visnu in Sattva-guna is the Pastime Form of
Garbhodakasayi Visnu and a Svamsa Expansion of Krsna
7.94
palanartha svamsa visnu-rupe avatara
sattva-guna drasta, tate guna-maya-para
svarupa aisvarya-purna, krsna-sama praya
krsna amsi, tenho amsa, vede hena gaya
To maintain the universe, Lord Krsna descends as His personal plenary expansion in the form of Lord Visnu and directs the mode of goodness. Therefore He is transcendental to the material energy. Lord Visnu is in the category of svamsa, because He has opulences almost equal to Krsna's. The verdict of all Vedic literature is that Krsna is the original person and Lord Visnu is His personal expansion. (Cc. Madhya 20.314,315)

Krsna Expands as Visnu Just as an
Original Candle Lights Other Candles
7.95
diparcir eva hi dasantaramabhyupetya
dipayate vivrta-hetu-samanadharma
yas-tadrg eva hi ca visnutaya vibhati
govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami
When one candle lights other candles, they all burn with the same intensity. Still, the first one may be said to be the original candle. In the same way, although so many Personalities of Godhead may expand from Him, Govinda is the original Supreme Personality of Godhead. I adore that primeval Lord Govinda. (Brahma-Samhita 5.45)
The Constitutional Position of Visnu, Brahma, and Siva
7.96
brahma, siva ajna-kari bhakta-avatara
palanarthe visnu krsnera svarupa-akara
The conclusion is that Lord Brahma and Lord Siva, are simply devotee incarnations who carry out orders. However, Lord Visnu, the maintainer, is the personal feature of Lord Krsna. (Cc. Madhya 20.3l7)
7.97
srjami tan-niyukto 'ham haro harati tad-vasah
visvam purusa-rupena paripati tri-sakti-dhrk
[Lord Brahma said] I am engaged by the Supreme Lord to create: following His orders, Lord Siva dissolves everything. The Supreme Lord in His form of Ksirodakasayi Visnu maintains all the affairs of material nature. Thus, the Supreme controller of the modes of material nature is Lord Visnu. (Bhag. 2.6.32)

The Eternal and Transcendental Character
of Krsna's Birth and Pastimes
7.98
janma karma ca me divyam evam yo vetti tattvatah
tyaktva deham punar janma naiti mam eti so 'rjuna
One who can understand the transcendental character of My birth and pastimes O Arjuna, will never take birth again in this world. He certainly attains Me. (Bhagavad-gita 4.9)

Evidence From the Srutis About the
Transcendental Character of Krsna's Pastimes
7.99
ta vam vastunyusmasi gamadhyai yatra gavo bhurisroga ayasah
atraha tadurugayasya vrsnah paramam padamavabhati bhuri
Attaining the transcendental abode of Radha-Krsna, I shall rejoice. There, in the midst of the cows, Krsna enjoys His loving pastimes, which are all-auspicious. In that supreme abode, Krsna enjoys transcendental pastimes, with His different devotees. (Purusa-sukta 1.154.6 Eg Veda)

The Apani-padah Verse Means That His Body is Transcendental-
7.100
'apani-pada'-sruti varje 'prakrta' pani carana
punah kahe, sighra cale, kare sarva grahana
The Upanisad verse, apani-padah...means that Krsna has no material hands or legs. It rejects material hands and legs and yet states that the Lord runs very quickly and accepts everything offered to Him. (Cc. Madhya 6.150)

The Lord's Body is not Material
7.101
ajo 'pi sann avyayatma bhutanam isvaro 'pi san
prakrtim svam adhisthaya sambhavamy atma-mayaya
Although I am unborn and My transcendental body never deteriorates, still, I advent Myself in every millennium by My own transcendental potency. (Bhagavad-gita 4.6)
The Transcendental Science Cannot
be Understood by Material Intelligence
7.102
aprakrta vastu nahe prakrta-gocara
veda-puranete ei kahe nirantara
The Vedas and Puranas repeatedly warn against considering divine or non-material substance as under material nature. (Cc. Madhya 9.194)
7.103
acintya khalu ye bhava na tams tarkena yojayet
prakrtibhyah param yat tu tad-acintyasya laksanam
One should not try to understand by logic that which is inconceivable. That object which is beyond material nature is called inconceivable. (Mahabharata, Bhisma Parva, 5.12)
7.104
tarkapratisthanat
The Absolute Truth can never be established through argument. (Brahma-sutra 2.1.11)
7.105
athapi te deva padambuja-dvaya-
prasada-lesanugrhita eva hi
janati tattvam bhagavan-mahimno
na canya eko 'pi ciram vicinvan
My Lord, if one is favored by even a slight trace of the mercy of Your lotus feet, He can understand the greatness of Your personality, but those who speculate in order to understand are unable to know You, even though they study the Vedas for many years. (Bhag. 10.14.29)
7.106
anumana pramana nahe isvara-tattva-jnane
krpa vina isvarere keha nahi jane
One can understand the Supreme Lord only by His mercy, not by guesswork or hypothesis. (Cc. Madhya 6.82)
7.107
pandityadye isvara-tattva-jnana kabhu nahe'
One cannot understand the Supreme Lord simply by scholarship. (Cc. Madhya 6.87)
7.108
tvam silarupacaritaih parama-prakrsta
sattvena sattvikataya prabalais ca sastraih
prakhyata-daiva-paramartha-vidam matais ca
naivasura-prakrtayah prabhavanti boddhum
O Lord. Those who are demonic are unable to understand You by following good behaviour, culture of the mode of goodness, doing activties in mode of goodness, by logic, scripture, or even by the opinion of the famous scholars who know the essence of the Absolute. (Stotra-Ratnam, Yamunacarya, 15)
7.109
ullamghita-trividha-sima-samatisayi
sambhavanam tara parivradim-asvabhavam
maya-balena bhavata 'pi niguhyamanam
pasyanti kecidanisam tvad-ananya-bhavah
O Lord, only those devotees who have completely surrendered unto You are able to see Your opulence continously, although You hide Yourself by Your yoga-maya. Your opulence is beyond time, space and any material object and there is nothing equal or superior to it. (Stotra-ratnam, Yamunacarya 13)

The Body of the Lord is Transcendental Substance
7.110
isvarera sri-vigraha sac-cid-anandakara
se-vigrahe kaha sattva-gunera vikara
sri-vigraha ye na mane, sei ta' pasandi
adrsya asprsya, sei haya yama-dandi
The Lord's transcendental form is eternal, full of bliss and knowledge. Those who don't properly regard the Deity of the Lord are atheists. The Lord never reveals Himself to such persons, but remains invisible. After death such men are punished by Yamaraja. (Cc. Madhya 6.166,167)

The Name and Form of the Lord
7.111
'nama', 'vigraha', 'svarupa' tina eka-rupa
tine 'bheda' nahi, tina 'cid-ananda-rupa'
deha-dehira, nama-namira krsne nahi 'bheda'
jivera dharma nama-deha-svarupe 'vibheda'
ataeva krsnera 'nama', 'deha', 'vilasa'
prakrtendriya-grahya nahe, haya sva-prakasa
The Lord's holy name, form, and personality are all one and the same. There is no difference between them. Since all of them are absolute, they are transcendentally blissful. There is no difference between Krsna's body and Himself, nor between His name and Himself. For conditioned souls everything is different. One's name is different from one's body, from one's original form, and so on. The holy name of Krsna, as well as His body and His pastimes cannot be understood by the blunt material senses; they are self-manifest. (Cc. Madhya 17.131,132,134)

Who Cannot Understand Krsna's Form is a Mudha
7.112
avajananti mam mudha manusim tanum asritam
param bhavam ajananto mama bhuta-mahesvaram
Fools who know Me not think I have assumed this form and personality. They do not know My Supreme Transcendental nature, which is unborn and limitless. Nor do they know My supreme dominion over all. (Bhagavad-gita 9.11)
7.113
purnananda-cit-svarupa jagannatha-raya
tanre kaili jada-nasvara-prakrta-kaya!!
purna-sad-aisvarya caitanya svayam bhagavan
tanre kaili ksudra jiva sphulinga-samana!!
dui-thani aparadhe paibi durgati!
atattva-jna 'tattva' varne, tara ei riti!
ara eka kariyacha parama 'pramada'!
deha-dehi-bheda isvare kaile 'aparadha'!
isvarera nahi kabhu deha-dehi-bheda
svarupa, deha, cid-ananda, nahika vibheda
Lord Jagannatha is completely spiritual and full of transcendental bliss, but you have compared Him to a dull destructible body composed of material elements. You have calculated that Sri Caitanya, who is Godhead Himself and full in six opulences, to be on the level of an ordinary living being. Instead of knowing Him as the Supreme fire, you have accepted Him as a spark. Because of this offense against Lord Jagannatha and Lord Caitanya you will go to hell. You do not know how to describe the Absolute Truth, nevertheless you have tried to do so, and therefore you must be condemned. You are in complete illusion, for you have distinguished between the body and soul of Lord Jagannatha and Caitanya Mahaprabhu. That is a great offense. At no time is there any distinction between the Supreme Lord and His body and soul. His personal identity and His body are made of eternal, blissful spiritual energy. There is no distinction between them. (Cc. Antya 5.118-122)
The Deity Form of the Lord Appears in

Eight Kinds of Material Substances
7.114
saili daru-mayi lauhi lepya lekhya ca saikati
mano-mayi mani-mayi pratimasta-vidha smrta
The Deity form of the Lord appears in eight varieties of material substances: stone, metal, wood, earth, paint, sand, the mind, and jewels. (Bhag. 11.27.12)
Thus ends the Seventh Jewel of the Gaudiya Kanthahara, entitled Krsna-tattva.

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